IMAGE GALLERY: Marlborough Resident Directs Area Actors in 'Once Upon a Broomstick'

The River’s Edge Players and the Arts Alliance of the Hudson Area will stage a special Halloween weekend presentation of Once Upon a Broomstick by Sylvia Ashby.

Four performances are being held at the Hudson Town Hall auditorium, 78 Main St. on Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. The cast is composed of veterans of past River’s Edge Players productions.

Marlborough resident and director Teresa Loftin Scarpato will lead a troop of veteran actors in the spooky comedy.

"The play is funny enough to entertain adults and just scary enough to delight little children without frightening them," said a release from the group.  

Malvolia, as mean as witches ought to be, is played by Sarah Worrest of Hudson who shows her soft heart when handsome young Tobias appears. But Tobias, being played by Jullian Willard also of Marlborough, falls for Belinda, the pretty young housemaid, being portrayed by Ariella Greenspan, of Northborough. It is Halloween and Malvolia is determined to get her revenge on Tobias and Belinda by casting a magic spell. The Professor, being played by Matt Cogswell of Clinton, who once practiced white magic, could help the young lovers if he could only remember how to make incantations work.

Jodi Schoolcraft, of Marlborough, plays Vinegar Viv, the cat and Jana Johnsen of Boylston plays the Caterpillar. Naomi Greenspan of Northborough is playing the Butterfly and Ruby Hatlevig of Stow is playing the Mouse with Lily Harrington of Boylston, Anna McGovern of Shrewsbury and Naomi Greenspan portraying ballerinas.

Come wearing a Halloween costume and you may be selected from the audience to be a part of the production. The planned entertainment includes a costume parade and an opportunity to meet and greet the cast.

Once Upon a Broomstick is the eighteenth production of this local community theater group.

The venue is wheelchair accessible. 

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